What a Day...Miracles of Miracles!

My main goal in Chengdu was not only to complete the required government adoption paperwork. All along I planned on coming to Chengdu, home of my child's birth city, to piece together his story and find answers. I was not going to leave without some MORE information. I wanted answers to WHY and HOW!

There is absolutly NO way I could have done this tast without the help of God above! For that I believe our family received another miracle because I have Shu Shu's "story!" With the help of Emily, our Chengdu coordinator, and God on our side I somehow did it and have pieced together Magnus' (we still call him Shu Shu!) story.

When we received his referral in April we had no information except a piece of paper that had is date of birth. This is typical. It is illegal in China for a woman to abandon her child so it is done quickly and quietly. Most time the babies are dropped off days-months old around hospitals and government buildings because the mothers know they will be found quickly.

These past months I kept thinking...if his mother left his date of birth on a piece of paper, then there HAD to be a note from his mother!!! I just knew a mother who loved her baby and couldn't care for him/her due to circumstances would LEAVE A NOTE.

So I hired a driver and Emily, our coordinator, and I went on a mission in Chengdu to find some answers. I got them! We went to several government offices...I can't even tell you who they were exactly. But I was able to view and receive a copy of the police report, the "finding ad" that was run in the Chengdu newspaper for 3 months, received the NOTE his birth mother left pinned to his clothing, the name of the man that found Magnus on July 19th, 2010, the address, and the exact SPOT where he was left, and information as to exactly why this all happened. I can't even believe all this as I write it now.....................everything FELL into place. Like it was a miracle.

I will save the rest of the story for Magnus as the rest of the information is his and his only to share. But I will share some of the pictures of his story because this was my missiong coming to Chengdu. I have fullfilled my mission and I have every piece of information I wanted to get!!!! Thank you Lord!

Ok, the picture above (at the top) is the street where Magnus was found! In the police report the man who found our Magnus said the road was nice because it had fragrant flowers blooming. It was a quiet road and not much city traffic. The area is on the west end of town and most likely easily accessable to country side folk.

On the road are beautiful flowers that bloom from June-October in Chengdu.

Here is the exact spot the name described in the police report.

This is the government building that Magnus was left at. I am standing next to the spot where he was left for someone to quickly find him. Also, next door to this government building is an orphange. However, on July 19th, 2010 this orphanage was FULL. His mother tried to find him a home. Luckily, Magnus was placed in another orphanage and a nicer orphanage that is Half the Sky orphanage. It's funded by the United States and children receive much better care from what I have seen with my own eyes.

This is a picture of our Chengdu coordinator, Emily, who is amazing in every way. Without her help I wouldn't have been able to get the information I needed!!! In this picture, we are in the Civil Affirs officer where I signed paperwork and Magnus' adoption paperwork is officially completed in the eyes of chinese government. He is completely and in every sense of the word OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now we have to wait for his passport to be issued in 2 days and then leave for Guangzhou, where we complete paperwork for the US side of things. There is a process to everything and I just tell the girls, "Slow and steady wins the race!"

I have his story. My work here is done. God bless our child' birth mother and I pray for her to have peace.